mobile forum

[717shooter]

There are a couple of iphone apps that will allow use of this forum in a small-screen friendly format. Iv done some research and it seems like the forum owner just needs to install a program to make this work. I have forum runner on my iphone but there are some others. they all support the vbulletin such as this forum. thanks for reading!

[danp]

Hello Rim,

This has been discussed a few times in the past however it is unfortunately not on our immediate feature roadmap.

It's something I would like to implement some day when I have researched it more and have the time necessary to do so.

[beefcakeb0]

I use my phone to browse the forum everyday

[phillykev]

Can't you just, go to it on your browser? I do from my Blackberry.

[KPShooting]

Yes but programs like Tapatalk make it MUCH easier to browse. Nothing to resize or extra crap taking forever to load.

[ckellyme3]

I use my phone to browse the forum everyday

Lol same. It takes some getting used to but it works.

[mak47]

I use my Android phone to browse the forum, respond to PM's, make posts etc. all the time and have no problems. It works just like it does on the computer. It even displays the banner ads.

On the other hand, I've also visited forums that use Tapatalk and have found it to me more challenging--probably because I'm not used to it.

Mobile browsers are improving constantly. Before too long they will be equal to PC browsers in every way. Any changes or upgrades made to the site will end up being unnecessary.

[danp]

I just saw a post in my admin dashboard that vBulletin now has an iPhone app.

I will research later what that means!

[beefcakeb0]

BAH, thats because they have to allow it to happen before it can happen

[Big Chuck]

I just saw a post in my admin dashboard that vBulletin now has an iPhone app.

I will research later what that means!

As you said, this might be on the bottom of your to do list, but I do hope you will look into it. They make it sound like it wouldn't be much work on your end.

I was looking for a app for my Ipad that would work with this forum. I of course could just use a browser, but that would be slower, more cumbersome, and less attractive. The same argument could be made about using a browser for facebook, but the facebook app is one of the most popular. I stumbled upon the same app the OP mentioned. It appears to be the most common for forums, and supports vBulletin. Here's some information on the app.

Forum Runner - vBulletin and phpBB Forum Reader

Description

★★★ Forum Runner is in the Top 10 Paid Social Networking iPad Apps!! ★★★

Forum Runner allows you to browse your favorite forums the way they were meant to be on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. With Forum Runner you no longer have to worry about waiting on the entire forum web page to load up in Safari - it only loads the actual forum information which loads much faster. You can log into the forums and post in them as you normally would in Safari.

Forum Runner supports vBulletin and phpBB! We are adding support for other forums in the future.

Forum Runner fully supports the iPad in its native resolution. When you buy Forum Runner, you can sync it to all of your devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch). There is no extra charge for the iPad version!

★★★ If you do not see your favorite forums on Forum Runner, please ask the forum administrator to install the plug-in (this takes less than 5 minutes). They can download the plugin from http://www.forumrunner.net. Please use the Free version to determine if your forum is supported! ★★★

Forum Runner is more feature packed and cheaper than any competition!

Full version of Forum Runner features:

★ FREE!! Full support for Push notifications! Have your favorite forums send you push notifications when you get a new private message or a thread you are subscribed to is posted in!
★ Full support for iPad!
★ Full support for vBulletin 4.0 CMS!
★ Fully customizable home screen (much like the iPhone Springboard) with favorite forums and subforums
★ Home screen polls updates from forums which shows unread private message count and number of updated subscribed threads
★ View thumbnail attachments in thread - touch them to go to a full screen view
★ View an 'album' of all the photos attached on a thread's page (great for picture threads!)
★ Save thread images to your iPhone/iPod Touch library
★ Fully searchable forums and subforums
★ View embedded links without leaving the app, including YouTube videos
★ Supports both portrait and landscape reading and posting
★ Full posting options (quote posts, start new reply, new topic)
★ Attach unlimited photos from your library (or take photo from your camera and upload to forum)
★ Full support for private messages and private message folders
★ Full support for thread subscriptions - track your favorite threads
★ Category browser - find new forums you didn't even know about by browsing or searching

We are actively working on this app and have a full support web forum where you can communicate directly with the developers. We are constantly adding new features and appreciate any requests or bug reports!

Head on over to http://www.forumrunner.net for more information!

What's New in Version 1.3.6

* Add "Pull Up To Refresh" to the bottom of screens so you can now pull up to refresh if you are at the bottom of the list.
* Fix issue with forums that disable attachments completely allowing Forum Runner to attach images
* Fix issue with "Jump to Last Forum" setting causing some UI issues
* Fix issue with removing a favorite forum and not being able to add it as a favorite again in certain cases
* Enlarge iPad thumbnails of attached images when in the "See All" screen

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/forum...62527234?mt=8#

Here's some screen shots for Ipad.













Here's some screen shots for Iphone.